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Bronze Age by Studio Tjep.
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Product Design
Frank Tjepkema's latest body of work conveys solidity even as it seems to be melting away.
6 Oct 14
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For the love of trees
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Product Design
Trees must be one of nature's finest designs. We roundup five designs from our archive that take their inspiration from the leafy form.
5 Oct 14
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Industrial dreams
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Art & Photography
The director David Lynch's black and white photographs of factories affirm his penchant for dark, surreal imagery.
4 Oct 14
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There’s no place like here: Brazenhead Books
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Creative Economy
A short movie about a secret second-hand bookshop and its determined owner.
3 Oct 14
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Crawly couture
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
It might make us twitchy, but Hendrik Vermeulen's latest fashion collection is inspired by the intricate patterns of insects.
3 Oct 14
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Take Five
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Product Design
Top of the popular posts this week is Leg Studios' furniture range that sports intricate geometric latticework.
3 Oct 14
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Tyneside lounger by David Irwin
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Industrial Design
The Irish designer's timber chair for Deadgood began life as cinema seating.
2 Oct 14
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Geraldine Fenn: The bare bones of business and creativity
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
We chat to one of South Africa's most imaginative jewellery designers on balancing creative innovation with the demands of running a business.
2 Oct 14
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"Get High" by Mr Moeh 24
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Music & Sound Design
This track by multitalented designer, photographer and DJ Mpumelelo Macu is a staple for anyone who values seamless production.
2 Oct 14
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Vitra Design Museum looks to Africa
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African Design
The institution plans a major exhibition on contemporary African design in spring 2015.
1 Oct 14
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What's in a brief?
Video Interviews
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Product Design
Watch Tom Bassett's documentary "Briefly", featuring interviews with top designers such as Frank Gehry, Yves Béhar and David Rockwell.
1 Oct 14
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Designing better HIV treatment
Opinion
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Interaction Design
Digital designer Jepchumba tells us about the making of Aviro, a mobile app for HIV clinicians to accurately prescribe ARV medication.
1 Oct 14
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Max Kisman: Creating visual headlines
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Dutch typographer and illustrator's iconic posters "subtract the noise" but speak volumes.
1 Oct 14
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Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios
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Product Design
The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches.
30 Sep 14
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Light and shadow
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Architecture & Interiors
The subtle play of light through the spaces of this children's facility in the Japanese town of Yamadi-machi is designed to encourage healing.
29 Sep 14
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Well-heeled
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"Killer Heels" at the Brooklyn Museum explores the cultural history of the high heel.
29 Sep 14
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Walls that talk
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Product Design
Robin Sprong Wallpaper wants to plaster your walls in pattern. Here are three recent collaborations with locally based designers.
29 Sep 14
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Aeon Rocket pendant light by Morten Voss
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Danish designer's new light harmoniously marries rigid material and malleable plastic.
28 Sep 14
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Lullaby pendant lamp by Monica Förster
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Product Design
The Swedish designer's harmonious angular light was inspired by the work of Isamu Noguchi.
27 Sep 14
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Inspiring Creativity
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Film & Animation
Poverty, humour, music, delusion – 21 artists tell us what drives their creative impulse.
26 Sep 14
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Take Five
Take Five
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Graphic Design & Illustration
It's no surprise that advertising stories were a big hit with readers the week after the Loerie Awards – in particular an essay by the much-loved Milton Glaser.
26 Sep 14
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Ulric Charteris: Conquering Kilimanjaro
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Graphic Design & Illustration
South African adman Ulric Charteris on setting up shop in Dar es Salaam and why Tanzanians hate billboard advertising.
26 Sep 14
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"This Time" by TheCITY
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Music & Sound Design
Romantic and uplifting, this track by a unique-sounding band puts a futuristic, jazzy twist on an old-timey melody.
25 Sep 14
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Lattice work
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Product Design
Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns.
25 Sep 14
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